I guess everybody thinks about old times, even the happiest people.

Trees were so rare in that country, and they had to make such a hard fight to grow, that we used to feel anxious about them, and visit them as if they were persons.

I prefer to be foolish when I feel like it, and be accountable to nobody.

I only knew the schoolbooks said he "died in the wilderness, of a broken heart.""More than him has done that, " said Antonia sadly, and the girls murmured assent.

Some memories are realities and are better than anything that can ever happen to one again.

In your love, I dive, to find the beauty of life.

My speaking is meant to shake you awake, not to tell you how to dream better.

My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that's not so bad but New York City?

I don't think I'm better than anyone; I just like to prove to myself that things I imagine can be done.

I deserve someone who likes me for who I am pretending to be.

Miracles happen every day. They bubble up from their hidden source, surround us with opportunities and disappear.

Just as a prayer may be merely a mechanical intonation as of a bird, so may a fast be a mere mechanical torture of the flesh.

Coolness and absence of heat and haste indicate fine qualities.

I found longer races boring. I found the mile just perfect.

What makes me feel strong? Being in love and work. I must work.